The brain may organize emotions like locations on a map, revealing a hidden system that helps people interpret changing feelings.

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A parasite called Toxoplasma gondii infects an enormous number of people around the world. Scientists estimate that up to one ...

Imagine sprinting full-speed into a solid oak tree at 15 miles per hour — and then doing it again and again, 20 times per ...

Scientists have uncovered surprising complexity in a tiny sensory structure found in comb jellies, some of the oldest animals on Earth.

A new study shows that improving your cardiovascular endurance changes your neural chemistry. Fitter individuals release ...

Neurodegenerative diseases affect more than 57 million people globally. The incidence of these diseases, from Alzheimer's to Parkinson's to ALS and beyond, is expected to double every 20 years. Though ...

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A new neuroimaging study suggests that people who frequently control their dreams share distinct structural brain patterns. These networks bridge the areas responsible for self-reflection, visual ...

Dr. Daya Grant shares the lessons she has learned as a neuroscientist and an athlete to develop a shaper mind.

Advanced 3D reconstructions of the comb jelly’s aboral organ reveal a sensory system far more complex than scientists expected. The organ contains a wide variety of specialized cells and is closely ...

How does a single cell reliably build one of the most complex structures known in nature? New research suggests the answer ...